Madisons Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager on behalf of a reputable food company in the Midlands - North area. They are looking for a BDM covering the Midlands and North, working roughly from Mid-morning to late evenings, due to the customer base.As a business development manager, you will be responsible for driving business growth, identifying new business opportunities and developing a network of contacts to attract new clients in order to generate revenue, improve profitability and help the business grow.Responsibilities: Identify and prospect potential clients.Acquire new business, both from a pre-defined prospect list of potential customers and from your own initiativeDevelop customer accounts and maintain good relations with the customerField Based- You must take ownership of your territory, managing existing business and proactively signing up new business to meet agreed sales targets and KPI sProspect the territory efficiently seeking new business and explore all opportunities with existing customers through sensible sales analysis.Build and manage internal and external business relationships and achieve sales and service level targets.Keep yourself up to date with new product development, market trends and competition, aiming for maximum profitability.Generate leads and cold call prospective customersMeet with customers/clientsFoster and develop relationships with customers/clientsUnderstand the needs of your customers and be abl